Dig in and go places in the new issue of ‘Explore Florida & the Caribbean’ By Mark Gauert October 13, 2025 at 9:56 a.m. The award-winning travel magazine of the South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Orlando Sentinel is...
Bring a big appetite and chow down on the Food, Wine & Spirit Issue By Mark Gauert October 9, 2025 at 1:45 p.m. The September issue of City & Shore Magazine is going to start a lot of...
La Torretta, Weston icon turning out Italian-American classics, to permanently close after 34 years By Phillip Valys December 31, 2025 at 1:32 p.m. La Torretta Italian Grill, a Weston restaurant with Italian-American classics in the Indian Trace neighborhood,...
Che bello! Eataly West Palm Beach opens: What you’ll see and taste at new Italian marketplace By Phillip Valys December 30, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. The West Palm Beach market features two restaurants, a cooking school and counters serving cut-to-order...
10 South Florida restaurants we’re excited to see open in 2026 By Phillip Valys December 27, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Restaurants in South Florida, like hope, spring eternal, so here are the 10 we’re anticipating...
New boardwalk stretches into the depths of Fakahatchee Strand By Bonnie Gross December 23, 2025 at 11:16 a.m. Fakahatchee Strand State Park near Everglades City has reopened a boardwalk through ancient cypress forests....
Sloth World plans quiet existence on bustling I-Drive By Dewayne Bevil December 29, 2025 at 9:31 a.m. Rainforest-inspired setting in heart of Central Florida’s tourism district will house dozens of the low-energy...
Disney announces last Aerosmith day for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster By Dewayne Bevil December 15, 2025 at 12:20 p.m. Muppets are taking over the longtime attraction sometime in summer 2026
The 10 South Florida restaurants we’re sad closed in 2025 By Phillip Valys December 16, 2025 at 4:12 p.m. These restaurant closings remind us that our dining scene is fragile and fleeting — a...
End of an era: Tom Jenkins’ Bar-B-Q in Fort Lauderdale to close after 36 years By Phillip Valys December 4, 2025 at 4:53 p.m. Tom Jenkins' Bar-B-Q, Harry Harrell and Gary Torrence’s mighty Southern pit-stop that survived for 36...
Swim with Florida’s sea cows in Crystal River, the ‘Manatee Capital of the World’ By Patrick Connolly December 8, 2025 at 9:49 a.m. Share the water with Florida's sea cows, encountering them in an up-close and personal way...
Clean dining: See 70+ South Florida restaurants, food trucks with perfect inspections in November By Phillip Valys December 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. In Broward County, 43 eateries earned perfect scores. Meanwhile, in Palm Beach County, 29 passed...
Jingle all the waterway: Ultimate 2025 guide to South Florida’s holiday boat parades By Phillip Valys December 2, 2025 at 9:52 a.m. Here are the eight holiday boat parades from North Palm Beach to Miami keeping our...
NORA District comes alive: See all the new restaurants, cafes open at $1 billion West Palm Beach complex By Phillip Valys November 26, 2025 at 3:38 p.m. The $1 billion NORA District has finally opened its first wave of restaurants, retailers and...
Find Christmas-themed bars, restaurants in South Florida (including Mariah Carey’s Holiday Wonderland!) By Phillip Valys November 19, 2025 at 12:39 p.m. At Rosalia’s Holiday Extravaganza in Miramar, for example, the Christmas-themed menu states: "Don’t be a...
UPDATED: These South Florida restaurants are giving away free SNAP meals during government shutdown By Phillip Valys November 7, 2025 at 12:10 p.m. Amid uncertainty about the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, some local restaurants are stepping up...
See Al Pacino’s ‘Scarface’ shirt, Tom Hanks’ ‘Apollo 13’ spacesuit in new exhibit By Phillip Valys November 1, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. A century-spanning chronology of movies filmed in Florida with a Palm Beach emphasis, the show...
Take a hike: 15 trails to explore this fall in Central Florida By Patrick Connolly October 20, 2025 at 9:56 a.m. As Florida's fall season gets into full swing, take advantage of mild temperatures by taking...
Let’s get crackin’: 2025 Florida stone crab prices are in. How much will you pay? By Phillip Valys October 16, 2025 at 6:15 p.m. The first harvests of the stone crab season landed at restaurants, wholesalers and seafood markets...
‘It’s like forbidden fruit’: Florida’s stone crab season kicks off Wednesday. How much will claws cost? By Phillip Valys October 14, 2025 at 5:40 p.m. Before Florida’s stone crab season officially kicked off, local restaurants, wholesalers and seafood markets all...
Get your kicks at Pier Sixty-Six, newly renovated for Lauderdale boat show By Mark Gauert October 14, 2025 at 7:15 a.m. Pier Sixty-Six, the Fort Lauderdale resort that started in 1957 as a hotel, marina and...
Voyage to an island out of the stream in Islamorada in the Florida Keys By Mark Gauert October 14, 2025 at 7:17 a.m. The Islands of Islamorada in the Florida Keys has the views, the amenities and the...
Ten reasons to visit islands of the Bahamas, Caribbean this fall, winter By Kari Barnett October 15, 2025 at 9:01 a.m. Notable events throughout the Caribbean basin this fall and winter, including appearances by Lenny Kravitz...
Hit the road: Reasons to travel throughout Florida this fall and winter By Kari Barnett October 20, 2025 at 12:27 p.m. Notable events throughout Florida this fall and winter, from the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show...
Is the shrimp on your plate local? Undercover DNA testers find many Broward restaurants mislead diners by importing By Phillip Valys October 11, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Testing last summer revealed that 39 of 44 Broward restaurants served imported shrimp — and...
Universal holidays: Parade, Hogwarts show, Grinchmas, Who-ville Tree Lot By Dewayne Bevil October 13, 2025 at 9:53 a.m. Fan favorites return to Central Florida theme parks as Epic gets its first seasonal decor...
Don’t miss out: Your essential guide to South Florida film festivals this season By Phillip Valys October 7, 2025 at 3:43 p.m. Check out which film fests our entertainment writer, Phillip Valys, thinks are tops this season.
In U.S. first, 17 Rembrandts to be displayed in Norton Museum’s blockbuster new show By Phillip Valys October 14, 2025 at 1:45 p.m. “Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection” stands among the most...
Curated just for you: Here are the art exhibits everyone will be talking about this season in South Florida By Phillip Valys October 14, 2025 at 2:01 p.m. Entertainment writer Phillip Valys offers his Critic’s Picks for the best visual arts exhibits.
Clean dining: See all 106 South Florida restaurants, food trucks with perfect inspections in September By Phillip Valys October 2, 2025 at 11:58 a.m. In Broward County, 66 restaurants and food trucks earned perfect scores, while in Palm Beach...
Tripadvisor names 2025 ‘Best of the Best’ U.S. restaurants — and No. 8 is this tiny Fort Lauderdale pub By Phillip Valys October 1, 2025 at 3:34 p.m. It’s a tiny but mighty pub inside Fort Lauderdale’s oldest hotel — yet it looms...
Disney World: After Hours tickets on sale soon for 2026 late-night theme-park events By Dewayne Bevil October 2, 2025 at 11:18 a.m. Three Walt Disney World theme parks are planning late-night, extra-ticket events next year.
At the tip of Florida, each room has a view at Flamingo Lodge By Bonnie Gross September 24, 2025 at 1:52 p.m. Flamingo, the most distant outpost in Everglades National Park, offers kayaking by day and stargazing...
Landlord disputes, rising food costs: Inside South Florida’s restaurant closings shake-up By Phillip Valys September 23, 2025 at 2:31 p.m. Across South Florida, fan-favorite restaurants that once weathered decades of downturns shuttered this past summer....
Beloved South Florida diner is reborn in an unlikely space — inside an Italian restaurant By Phillip Valys September 15, 2025 at 3:19 p.m. The newly blended Caruso’s and Courtyard Cafe in Wilton Manors offers brunch favorites from the...
Coming soon: When’s Worthwyld debuting in Fort Lauderdale? Where’s the new Lynora’s Kitchen? By Phillip Valys September 10, 2025 at 11:40 a.m. Among the new South Florida restaurants are Amar Sandwich Shop in Delray Beach, a Ford's...
Clean dining: See all 109 South Florida restaurants, food trucks with perfect inspections in August By Phillip Valys September 4, 2025 at 1:16 p.m. In Broward County, 75 eateries earned perfect scores. Meanwhile, in Palm Beach County, 34 passed...
The Hen and The Hog has a spinoff: Mexican-BBQ hybrid Smokehouse & Cantina to open in Pompano Beach By Phillip Valys September 3, 2025 at 4:47 p.m. Smoked brisket and massive turkey legs, baby back ribs and pulled pork are the stars...
Disney: What it costs to eat entire menu of Epcot food fest By Dewayne Bevil September 8, 2025 at 10:06 a.m. Surprise! The total for the ultimate fest feast is less in 2025 than it was...
Rapper Trick Daddy brings soul-food restaurant Sunday’s Eatery to Fort Lauderdale By Phillip Valys August 28, 2025 at 3:41 p.m. Platinum-selling rapper Trick Daddy ("Let’s Go,” “Shut Up") is serving up soul food on Fort...
‘It was a good ending’: Lucille’s American Cafe in Weston closes after 26 years in business By Phillip Valys September 2, 2025 at 4:55 p.m. "It was a good ending, but I can’t retire. We’re trying to find another spot,"...
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original Florida snowbirds By David Fischer August 18, 2025 at 10:32 a.m. Southwest Florida was the winter vacation spot for wealthy northern. The Edison and Ford Winter...
Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau hotel is opening a water park with slides. See the plans By Vinod Sreeharsha August 8, 2025 at 7:39 a.m. Victoria’s Secret models have stripped down to their lingerie here. Cardi B performed on New...
West Palm Beach’s Konro stripped of Michelin star following chef-owner’s arrest, restaurant’s closure By Phillip Valys August 6, 2025 at 5:24 p.m. Michelin has scrubbed the restaurant from its website along with its guide entry, a decision...
The best stretch of A1A for ocean views and intriguing history By Bonnie Gross August 6, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. For beauty and history, the 30 mile stretch of Florida A1A between Ormond Beach and...
Clean dining: See all 115 South Florida restaurants, food trucks with perfect inspections in July 2025 By Phillip Valys August 5, 2025 at 9:39 a.m. In Broward County, 69 eateries earned perfect scores. Meanwhile, in Palm Beach County, 46 passed...
Popcorn Frights: How a horror-palooza in the dead of summer became Broward County’s biggest film festival By Phillip Valys August 2, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. If you ask Popcorn Frights’ co-founder Igor Shteyrenberg, the festival — loud, unapologetic, immersive, weird...
To Danville and beyond: 15 of Florida’s unique wedding venues By Patrick Connolly August 4, 2025 at 9:40 a.m. From an inventor's homemade Airbnb village and wedding venue named after himself (Danville) to a...
New restaurants around town: Dear Olivia Bar & Kitchen, Masseria Caffé and Monster Subs By Phillip Valys August 6, 2025 at 5:40 p.m. Grandview Public Market in West Palm Beach and Flashback Diner in Davie have closed. See...
Dine Out Lauderdale and Miami Spice 2025: Best restaurant deals for your dollars By Phillip Valys August 4, 2025 at 9:46 a.m. Diners seeking deep restaurant discounts this summer are once again spoiled for choice during Dine...
No Tax on Tips in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’: What it means for diners, South Florida restaurant workers By Phillip Valys July 23, 2025 at 11:47 a.m. The new No Tax on Tips baked into President Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' has caused...
‘It was just a bit too much’: Lake Worth Beach barbecue house shuts down after 6 weeks By Phillip Valys August 20, 2025 at 4:20 p.m. After six weeks in existence on the Lake Avenue drag in downtown Lake Worth Beach,...
Vacationing at Disney? Here are 5 of the best places to eat By Michelle Stark July 14, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Theme park food doesn’t have to be chicken nuggets and French fries. Here are one...
Roaches crawling in microwave, ‘black mold-like substance’ on cutting board: 2 South Florida restaurants shut By Phillip Valys July 10, 2025 at 12:53 p.m. Roaches crawling inside an in-use microwave, dirt buildup on walls around a pizza station, and...
Coming soon: 2 new pizzerias, a kava bar, plus another Eataly headed to South Florida By Phillip Valys July 9, 2025 at 9:16 a.m. Other new eateries in South Florida will be: The Break House Kitchen & Beach Bar...